A200 guided rocket

The A200 guided rocket is a Chinese 300 mm guided artillery rocket marketed for long-range precision fire missions. It is described in public product material as a canisterized rocket using INS/GNSS guidance, and Oryx ties it to Ethiopia's A200-family launcher force alongside M20 missiles.

A200 guided rocket, 300 mm guided artillery rocket, Munitions

Image source: Wikimedia Commons Polonez MLRS 05

Profile

Origin: China
Built by: China Aerospace Long-March International TradingChina Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation
Type: 300 mm guided artillery rocket
Service note: 2010s-present export guided rocket
Produced: 2010s-present export production
Variants: A200 rocket configuration

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Specifications

Caliber: 300 mm
Range: 55-190 km
Guidance: INS + GNSS (BDS / GPS / GLONASS)
Loading quantity: 8 rockets per launcher
Warhead types: Unitary blast, unitary fragmentation, unitary penetration blast, or fragmentation cluster
Launch mode: Vehicular oblique hot launch without preset position

Service And Conflict Use

Service History

In service: Exported as part of the A200 family and documented in Ethiopian use with the A200/M20 launcher system.

Compatible Launcher

The A200 guided rocket is documented as part of the A200-family system carried by the launcher below.

Carrier

Carrier type

Carriage evidence

A200/M20 missile launcher

Road-mobile launcher

Oryx identifies the A200 rocket as part of the equipment fielded with Ethiopia's A200-family launcher force, and product material describes the rocket as a canisterized munition for vehicular launch.

Sources: From Friend To Foe: Ethiopia's Chinese AR2 MRLs, Qatar’s Purchase of BP-12A SRBMs: A Guppy Sprouts Teeth

A200 guided rocket Images

A200 guided rocket, 300 mm guided artillery rocket, Munitions - view 1 — Source: Wikimedia Commons Polonez MLRS 05

A200 guided rocket, 300 mm guided artillery rocket, Munitions - view 2 — Source: Wikimedia Commons Polonez MLRS 01

A200 guided rocket, 300 mm guided artillery rocket, Munitions - view 3 — Source: Wikimedia Commons Polonez MLRS 10

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Sources

A200 Rocket Weapon SystemPublisher: Chinese Military Drones | Note: Supports A200 rocket specifications, guidance, launch mode, range, caliber, and canisterized launcher context. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 IDEX 2017: China ALIT promotes export-ready A200/A300 GMLRS and UAVsPublisher: Army Recognition | Note: Supports manufacturer and background context for ALIT's export-ready A200 guided rocket line. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 From Friend To Foe: Ethiopia's Chinese AR2 MRLsPublisher: Oryx | Note: Supports relationship and background context showing Ethiopia's AR2/A200-family launchers were acquired together with A200 guided rockets. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 Qatar’s Purchase of BP-12A SRBMs: A Guppy Sprouts TeethPublisher: Oryx | Note: Supports background context showing Oryx identifies the Chinese competitor to BP-12A as using M20 SRBMs and A200 guided artillery rockets in Belarus and Ethiopia. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 Wikimedia Commons Polonez MLRS 05Publisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for an open-license A200-family launcher image from Milex-2021, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 Wikimedia Commons Polonez MLRS 01Publisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for an open-license A200-family launcher image from Milex-2021, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 Wikimedia Commons Polonez MLRS 10Publisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for an open-license A200-family launcher image from Milex-2021, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. | Accessed: 2026-06-23